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gotten so bad that even the prime minister of great britain has gotten involved. he's calling for an independent inquiry into charges that the paper hacked or tried to hack into the cell phones of murder victims and their families. michele this is disgusting. what's the inquiry going to do? what could the punishment be for this newspaper? >> reporter: that's the exact word that people are using today, disgust, disgraceful, heinous. a little background. this has been an absolute mess for the last couple of years. people have gone to prison for this already. huge settlements paid out in court. news of the world has admitted to and apologized for certain incidents of hacking into the voice mafls celebrities with the help of a private investigator. the problem is that since this broke around 2007 it's only gotten bigger and far worse. it came out recently there could be now thousands of victims of hacking but what has truly outraged britain is the allegation that just came out that the news of the world may have hacked into the voice mill of a 13-year-old girl who was
gotten so bad that even the prime minister of great britain has gotten involved. he's calling for an independent inquiry into charges that the paper hacked or tried to hack into the cell phones of murder victims and their families. michele this is disgusting. what's the inquiry going to do? what could the punishment be for this newspaper? >> reporter: that's the exact word that people are using today, disgust, disgraceful, heinous. a little background. this has been an absolute mess for...
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. >>> libyan rebels received a diplomatic boost today with recognition from great britain. the conflict there in libya has gone under the public's radar recently because of more pressing economic concerns here in washington. but national cute correspondent jennifer griffin tells us -- national security correspondent jennifer griffin tells the nato mission is still unaccomplished. >> this is a video broadcast on libya state television tuesday of the pan am lockerbie bomber rallying support for libyan leader muammar qaddafi in downtown tripoli. the lockerbie bomber was released on compassionate grounds by a scottish judge two years ago, because he was reportedly dying of cancer. but he's still standing, as is muammar qaddafi, five months after the start of an operation the white house said would be brief. >> i said at the outset, this was going to be a matter of days and not weeks. >> it's no longer costly american tomahawk missiles being used to protect the libyans from the dictator, but the cost for the mission continues to skyrocket. the u.s. taxpayer is paying 75% of nato
. >>> libyan rebels received a diplomatic boost today with recognition from great britain. the conflict there in libya has gone under the public's radar recently because of more pressing economic concerns here in washington. but national cute correspondent jennifer griffin tells us -- national security correspondent jennifer griffin tells the nato mission is still unaccomplished. >> this is a video broadcast on libya state television tuesday of the pan am lockerbie bomber...
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now britain has pulled theç ad. all that and much more ahead on "news nation." >>> what is happening behind the scenes to try to avoid default. if anyone would know it's kent conrad. senator thanks so much. when you were behind the scenes, we had our own behind the scenes inside washington shoot today. i think we were talking to my leader, at least, brian williams at one point earlier today. what are you seeing behind the scenes? are there negotiations going on that we don't know about? >> well, certainly there are. you know the situation here, andrea. look, we are getting closer and closer to a moment that is critically important to the country. and so there are a lot of talks underway. i think increasingly there is the understanding that just kicking this can down the road another time is not going to work. that doing the kinds of things that are necessary are going to take time. that means there needs to be a downpayment. that also means we're going to need some additional time to do fundamental tax reform. refor
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in great britain, they are going to have all community schools. it's what my colleague, jim dierck, is doing. we need to turn every school into a community school. i had a fabulous opportunity to visit this school. it's for kids who have failed in every way. it's colead by the cb on. they do the counseling. vocational work. the district is the class teaching. they have somebody at their side all the time to help with the needs of the student and the principle and cbo get up and meet every morning. they were total partners in making this a community school. then i will be through. i had the opportunity to go to another school at 9 o'clock at night where i thought it was going to be closed. i walk into the school in upper manhattan and it is lit up like a christmas tree. we have to light up every school. it changed the whole neighborhood. it was a beacon of wonderfulness. it was full of activity. of young people. parents. esl. everything. i got so excited about the potential could be. and it changed the neighborhood and young people. if you want to
in great britain, they are going to have all community schools. it's what my colleague, jim dierck, is doing. we need to turn every school into a community school. i had a fabulous opportunity to visit this school. it's for kids who have failed in every way. it's colead by the cb on. they do the counseling. vocational work. the district is the class teaching. they have somebody at their side all the time to help with the needs of the student and the principle and cbo get up and meet every...
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had the deal gone through, he would have controlled 40% of all commercial television in britain. here it's 27 tv stations and the "wall street journal" and the fox news channel and "the new york post" and, and, and, and. i think the high noon light of day question to ask about all this is how vulnerable that empire is now that it's all come crashing down. that is the high noon question. the midnight question, though, how vulnerable have we been all along, living under that empire's influence. joining us now for "the interview" is the big thinker among all us, bill moyers, founding organizer of the peace corps, press secretary to lyndon johnson. the deepest, brightest, most fascinating interviews from bill moyers journal are collected in this book of the same name. bill, so happy to have you here. >> pleasure to be with you, rachel. >> one of the things i was struck by in reading your book and watching the show is the respect that you have for individual journalists. and the contrasting worry you have about the media as an institution today. how do you think we are doing at explai
had the deal gone through, he would have controlled 40% of all commercial television in britain. here it's 27 tv stations and the "wall street journal" and the fox news channel and "the new york post" and, and, and, and. i think the high noon light of day question to ask about all this is how vulnerable that empire is now that it's all come crashing down. that is the high noon question. the midnight question, though, how vulnerable have we been all along, living under that...
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only a loan -- the nobility and great britain had a voice in parliament. and the democracy that have gone on in great britain largely from our example. so that they have representative government in bright -- great mac britain announces such an extent that the house of lords has almost no sway at all. that is learning from their american cousins. host: let us get a response from our guest, karlyn bowman. guest: america has been a beacon to the world and so many ways. americans, when they are asked about democracy promotion, that are skeptical that -- that we know enough to do it a broad and skeptical of the result but certainly they believe the world would be a safer and better place if there were more democracies. i did the caller is also correct that the military, as he said, is very differently regarded ban after vietnam. somebody like david petreaus is one of the most popular people in american life. i think that speaks to the kind of sacrifices he has main, that all those people in the military are making. host: yet those in congress grow the head of
only a loan -- the nobility and great britain had a voice in parliament. and the democracy that have gone on in great britain largely from our example. so that they have representative government in bright -- great mac britain announces such an extent that the house of lords has almost no sway at all. that is learning from their american cousins. host: let us get a response from our guest, karlyn bowman. guest: america has been a beacon to the world and so many ways. americans, when they are...
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i am opposed to obamacare because i lived under national health in britain for three years and i know what happens. eu end up with a ration care. this last saturday on my program i had a nurse practitioner call in from arkansas who said that already they are being turned down for treatments. they request treatment and are being turned down under medicare because the person is terminal. since they are terminal, the treatment is not worth giving. they suffer and die. there is a woman going blind and that she cannot get treatment for her element that is causing her to go blind, because she is terminal. dr. berwick, put in a recess appointment ito be the head of medicare, is it in a love affair with the british system. they deny people 59.5 because it is not a good investment. even president obama said it was perhaps not the best use of resources to give his grandmother and a hip replacement after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. i guess she could hobble around in panama she was dying of cancer. that is a -- not the kindh -- whilee around in pain b she was dying of cancer. that is
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alabama from leaving britain shores. >> how close did britain come to intervening and look at what might have happened had they? >> i have no doubt first of all if britain had intervened on the begin og it was war on the side of the north, the south wouldn't have had a chance whatsoever. on the part of the south, the knot wouldn't have had a chance. they always entry once, once by default. and in 1862. people are saying, it's a disaster. people are dying. we must intervene. >> you've written other great books. the "duchess george jana" books have ended in motion pictures. how the process? oh. >> you write 197 people. you're creating a narrative out of a croissant of narratives. the difficulty is weaving them all together. why this book is going to be a miniseries rather than a film. >> did the emancipation proclamation of 1862, january, did that make it morally problematic for the brits to continue their kind of support for the south. in other words, lincoln turning it in to a war now to emancipate the slaves? >> it was absolutely vital for for overseas opinion that lincoln had the emanc
alabama from leaving britain shores. >> how close did britain come to intervening and look at what might have happened had they? >> i have no doubt first of all if britain had intervened on the begin og it was war on the side of the north, the south wouldn't have had a chance whatsoever. on the part of the south, the knot wouldn't have had a chance. they always entry once, once by default. and in 1862. people are saying, it's a disaster. people are dying. we must intervene. >>...
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people in britain are talking about nothing else. it goes back it 2006 when a royal correspondent for the news of the world was arrested, accused of tapping phones of prince william and other members of the royal family, pleaded guilty. an investigators pleaded guilty as well, went to jail for short periods. that time it was contained and the police said it was just a rogue reporter and news of the world said it was a rogue reporter. two years ago, the guardian newspaper in particular followed by the new york times started to investigate this. it became more and more clear there were more people involved and a lot of people's phones being hacked. on monday it went beyond politicians and celebrities and footballers. it turned out that victims of terrorism, relatives of soldiers who had been killed and the phone of a missing 13-year-old girl who subsequently turned up to be murdered, they were all hacked. then there was just really public outrage over this. >> and the horrible wrinkle in this is that people thought this young girl yas
people in britain are talking about nothing else. it goes back it 2006 when a royal correspondent for the news of the world was arrested, accused of tapping phones of prince william and other members of the royal family, pleaded guilty. an investigators pleaded guilty as well, went to jail for short periods. that time it was contained and the police said it was just a rogue reporter and news of the world said it was a rogue reporter. two years ago, the guardian newspaper in particular followed...
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can he tell us more about what britain is playing to get britain to take the next step to tackle the crisis and allow the imf to resume proper support? finally let me turn to pakistan. we all accept the long-term stability in afghanistan depends on stability in pakistan. when i met president zadari. like amended the pakistan's security forces in tackling violent extreme as in the northwest of the country but as the prime ministers said the situation in pakistan continues to be serious. there's a danger that the death of osama bin laden which should be welcomed on all sides will not have that effect in pakistan. i asked him there for what steps he has taken for british support of counter-terrorism in pakistan at the heart of our relationship to the pakistan government. we all want to see british troops come home at the earliest opportunity, not least all the families and friends of those who are currently serving in afghanistan. we also want to see the campaign concluded in a way that ensures their service and sacrifice has not been in vain and afghanistan and a wider region moves int
can he tell us more about what britain is playing to get britain to take the next step to tackle the crisis and allow the imf to resume proper support? finally let me turn to pakistan. we all accept the long-term stability in afghanistan depends on stability in pakistan. when i met president zadari. like amended the pakistan's security forces in tackling violent extreme as in the northwest of the country but as the prime ministers said the situation in pakistan continues to be serious. there's...
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it is the gown that katherine wore when she married britain's prince william. the ivory and white is a in the dress is the centerpiece at buckingham palaces annual summer opening. the gone stands on a special platform topped off with a tiara the queen loaned katherine for that wedding. >>> wolf blitzer joins us in such a few minutes. first breaking news. we want to get you caught up right now. >>> survivor describing how he avoided the gunman that shot up a youth camp in norway. 85 people died following a bombing in the capital of oslo which claimed seven lives. police have suspect in custody. michael, what's happening now? >> reporter: yeah. i can tell you, we've just heard on local media here that the lawyer for the suspect in this case, his name is anders behring breivik, the lawyer is telling the local television here that the shooting suspect believed that his actions were atrocious, but necessary. that's within the last few minutes. his lawyer saying that he believed his actions were atrocious but necessary. and how atrocious were there? 85 people, most o
it is the gown that katherine wore when she married britain's prince william. the ivory and white is a in the dress is the centerpiece at buckingham palaces annual summer opening. the gone stands on a special platform topped off with a tiara the queen loaned katherine for that wedding. >>> wolf blitzer joins us in such a few minutes. first breaking news. we want to get you caught up right now. >>> survivor describing how he avoided the gunman that shot up a youth camp in...
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france and great britain along with the united states is not enough. to really turn this into a village in the government, it requires other members of the eu and other members to recognize the transitional council -- to really turn this into an illegitimate government. >> so the transitional government can have access to money? >> absolutely. it comes down to money. the transitional authority is desperately in need of money to buy arms and supplies that they need. if the united states' -- the united states' recognition helps to unfreeze some of those assets, as well. there are some subject, i am sure, to some sort of litigation. >> the coalition is more confident about who they are dealing with in terms of the rebels? >> absolutely. they have in pew did much more confidence in this, but there is also something on the flip side going on. just the other day, both france and great britain have signaled that they were willing to let the fox stake in the henhouse. in other words, that gaddafi could stay in libya. i think this recognition was tiring to take
france and great britain along with the united states is not enough. to really turn this into a village in the government, it requires other members of the eu and other members to recognize the transitional council -- to really turn this into an illegitimate government. >> so the transitional government can have access to money? >> absolutely. it comes down to money. the transitional authority is desperately in need of money to buy arms and supplies that they need. if the united...
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things are tight in britain between anti-rupert -- we'll have the latest on that. >> did you ever cheat in school. >> i never cheated on a test but homework. >> yes to be honest. >> john stossel on cheating and charles krauthammer on what happens if sarah palin enters the presidential race. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. does big business fear president obama? that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. first of all, i'm not going to report all the minutia surrounding the debt debate. most of it is nonsense and doesn't affect you at all. most in government believe some debt deal will get done. that's speculation if anything concrete happens the factor will report it immediately. even if the debt ceiling is raised, and the feds drastically cut spending, the economy will remain at risk. that's because some american business people fear president obama's policies and are not hiring or investing as a result. entertainment mogul
things are tight in britain between anti-rupert -- we'll have the latest on that. >> did you ever cheat in school. >> i never cheated on a test but homework. >> yes to be honest. >> john stossel on cheating and charles krauthammer on what happens if sarah palin enters the presidential race. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us...
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great britain is out one year or less. if that power system goes down, those systems you have built up will not be able to operate. people wl lose food. stores will lose food. restaurants will lose food. this happened in world war ii when hitler was in power. they rationed power at 3 days a week. you could not keep food in your refrigerator to last. it is my understanding it would take $1 billion to correct this problem. think of the job creation it would create. guest: great point. there are probably a lot of projects like that to be addressed. the fit thing is we have to get a pathway to balance. if we do not do that, we do not have money to do anything. your point is to have congress did into the issues, determine priorities. then let them determine the spending that needs to take place for long-term sustainability of our economy, services, and country. host: bruce cook, the tea party has increased your ideas. guest: we are bipartisan. tosuppaccept anyone who wants support this. i was at a big meeting in atlanta. a nati
great britain is out one year or less. if that power system goes down, those systems you have built up will not be able to operate. people wl lose food. stores will lose food. restaurants will lose food. this happened in world war ii when hitler was in power. they rationed power at 3 days a week. you could not keep food in your refrigerator to last. it is my understanding it would take $1 billion to correct this problem. think of the job creation it would create. guest: great point. there are...
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britain's advertising watchdog says the magazine advertisements were misleading and do not accurately represent what the beauty products could achieve. though admitting post production techniques were used, laureal defended the ads. >>> a ban on male circumcision in san francisco is unlikely to appear on the ballot in november. today a judge tentatively ruled that under state law, local jurisdictions have no right to regulate healthcare professionals. the proposed ballot measure would have made the procedure a misdemeanor punishable with a fine and jail time. the final hearing is scheduled for tomorrow morning. >>> a new study may reassure some parents about their children's use of cell phones. researchers have found children who use them on a regular basis are not more likely to develop brain cancer. dr. kim mulvihill with what you need to know. >>> reporter: like most of her friends, 11-year-old rebecca has a cell phone. >> i like call my mom, you know, after activities, text my friends, see what they are doing. >> reporter: her mother knew there could be a link between radiation fr
britain's advertising watchdog says the magazine advertisements were misleading and do not accurately represent what the beauty products could achieve. though admitting post production techniques were used, laureal defended the ads. >>> a ban on male circumcision in san francisco is unlikely to appear on the ballot in november. today a judge tentatively ruled that under state law, local jurisdictions have no right to regulate healthcare professionals. the proposed ballot measure would...
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there you go. >>> we have been telling you about the phone scandal in britain. we are learning that phone hacking is easier than you might think. (screams) when an investment lacks discipline, it's never this obvious. introducing investment discipline etfs from russell. visit russelletfs.com r a prospectus, containing the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. read and consider it carefully before investing. aflac! oh, i've just got major medical... major medical. ...but it helps pay the doctors. pays the doctors, boyyy! [ quack ] oh yeah? what about your family? ♪ we added aflac, so we get cash! it's like our safety net... ♪ to help with the mortgage or whatever we need! so my family doesn't feel the pain too. ha! [ male announcer ] help protect your family at aflac.com. [ pigeons ] heyyy! hooo!!! >>> checking stories across the country. >>> chicago has cleaning up to do. downed trees and overhurned plane. more than 800,000 people losing power because of a storm that grew out of the intense heat that is sending the heat index
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britain's best-selling newspaper, the news of the world, has been shut down. it has been in print since the 1800's. the closure comes after a public outcry, but it has not lifted the spotlight from the murdoch empire which controls 40% of newspaper circulation in the u.k. and has worldwide reach. >> rupert murdoch, 1969, shortly after he bought a newspaper, "the news of the world," that was to become his very profitable pride and joy. >> 4 give the individual by all means, but you cannot forget. >> 42 years later, he might well have made the same remarks about the person at the paper became fairly rotten and whose action shocked the nation. the paper, which has been printed for 168 years, became indelibly linked with the worst practices in journalism. james murdoch concluded it could not be amended. >> clearly, practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. and that this company believes in. this company has been a great investor in journalism, a greater investor in media in
britain's best-selling newspaper, the news of the world, has been shut down. it has been in print since the 1800's. the closure comes after a public outcry, but it has not lifted the spotlight from the murdoch empire which controls 40% of newspaper circulation in the u.k. and has worldwide reach. >> rupert murdoch, 1969, shortly after he bought a newspaper, "the news of the world," that was to become his very profitable pride and joy. >> 4 give the individual by all means,...
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there was a naval arms race between britain and germany, for example. but we had 40 or 50 years of an arms race between the you arduous there were, as of mid june 1914, no outstanding boundary disputes, no country planned part of another territory. there was some imperial rivalry, but we have a lot of them. rivalry in the world right now between the united states and china and all sorts of other ways. there was imperial rivalry in africa, but the european countries effectively divided up africa among themselves some years previously. once the war began then, of course, all the imperial rivalries came to the surface and in africa britain and france on one side in germany on the other were very negatively fighting to seize control of each other's colonies knowing that to the victor would go the spoils. but despite the tension, i do not think the war was inevitable. >> you did talk more than a little bit about american anti-war feeling. what about that? i know that the american left was split between the less radical. lenin. russia dropped out of the war a
there was a naval arms race between britain and germany, for example. but we had 40 or 50 years of an arms race between the you arduous there were, as of mid june 1914, no outstanding boundary disputes, no country planned part of another territory. there was some imperial rivalry, but we have a lot of them. rivalry in the world right now between the united states and china and all sorts of other ways. there was imperial rivalry in africa, but the european countries effectively divided up africa...
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but without murdoch i think the newspaper business in britain would be... would have been utterly beleaguered. it was he back in '86 that allowed newspaper innovation to come in. he took the "times" tabloid, everybody said he was crazy. this is a guy, for better or worse, who loves newspapers. and the "times" of london has been building up its foreign bureaus at a time. i mean, the "washington post" here is down to a handful. "chicago tribune" has known. he's been building up the foreign bureaus. he's had the courage to put up a pay wall and say "you've got to pay for what journalists do online." i wanted to point out that... ande's had tremendous courage in the very bold investments he's made. i spent along time with h 20 years ago when he was just embarking on sky b and fox here in the u.s. i don't like fox,ut to break theriopoly of the networks was an exaordinarily business achievement. now, fox's contribution to the situatioin the u.s. today is very damaging, i thin but as a bhed media executive, he has been the visionary, along with turner, i would say
but without murdoch i think the newspaper business in britain would be... would have been utterly beleaguered. it was he back in '86 that allowed newspaper innovation to come in. he took the "times" tabloid, everybody said he was crazy. this is a guy, for better or worse, who loves newspapers. and the "times" of london has been building up its foreign bureaus at a time. i mean, the "washington post" here is down to a handful. "chicago tribune" has known....
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this has been an extraordinary story in great britain with implications for a worldwide media empire. >> 168 years coming to an end. breaking news with mike taibbi. thank you so much. >>> mixed reviews for president obama's first-ever twitter town hall. during yesterday's hour-long event, the president took about 17 questions from users all over the country. most were about jobs and the budget, including this one from house speaker john boehner. boehner asking quote, after embarking on a record spending binge that's left us deeper in debt, where are the jobs? >> obviously, john's the speaker of the house. he's a republican and so this is a slightly skewed question. but what he's right about is that we have not seen fast enough job growth relative to the need. we haven't gotten the kind of cooperation that i'd like to see on some of those ideas and initiatives but i'm just going to keep on trying and eventually, i'm sure the speaker will see the light. >> kim is business editor of the times-picayune in new orleans. she was part of the team that picked the presidential tweet questions f
this has been an extraordinary story in great britain with implications for a worldwide media empire. >> 168 years coming to an end. breaking news with mike taibbi. thank you so much. >>> mixed reviews for president obama's first-ever twitter town hall. during yesterday's hour-long event, the president took about 17 questions from users all over the country. most were about jobs and the budget, including this one from house speaker john boehner. boehner asking quote, after...
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britain is following the u.s. and france in intensify the pressure on the libyan regime. >> we no longer recognize them as the representatives of the libyan government, and we are inviting the transitional council to appoint a new diplomatic convoy to take over the embassy in london. >> the libyan embassy in london is in nights bridge. the ambassador here was expelled in may. now, they have three days to leave. the other diplomats must go, as well. and they must deal with the frozen assets, now controlled by opponents of the regime. this is an important symbolic moment, especially for the small group of rebel supporters, who come here but to replace the flag of the gaddafi regime with their alone. the question is, what difference will it make on the ground? joining the demonstrators today, a former financial adviser at the embassy. >> this is very positive. it is a psychological boost, and the council will be able to use those funds to help the libyan people, and hopefully, this is just the beginning. >> colonel g
britain is following the u.s. and france in intensify the pressure on the libyan regime. >> we no longer recognize them as the representatives of the libyan government, and we are inviting the transitional council to appoint a new diplomatic convoy to take over the embassy in london. >> the libyan embassy in london is in nights bridge. the ambassador here was expelled in may. now, they have three days to leave. the other diplomats must go, as well. and they must deal with the frozen...
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murdoch is being really kicked incredibly hard in britain at the moment. he's i think a brilliant publisher also and he, without murdoch and his war against the print union in the 1980s, there would probably be no british newspapers because until he won that war against the print unions, papers were losing money hand over fist. >> by the way, "news of the world" is publishing its last edition tomorrow. >>> remember this? we were fascinated at the casesy looking hats guests wore at william and catherine's wedding in april. now the couple is spurring los angeles. kate's hats may start a trend here. [ dr. ling ] i need to get the results from the m.r.i. see if the blood work is ready. review ms. cooper's history. and i want to see katie before she goes home. [ male announcer ] with integrated healthcare solutions from dell, every patient file is where dr. ling needs it. now she can spend more time with patients and less time on paperwork. ♪ dell. the power to do more. it's schwab at your fingertips wherever, whenever you want. one log in lets you monitor al
murdoch is being really kicked incredibly hard in britain at the moment. he's i think a brilliant publisher also and he, without murdoch and his war against the print union in the 1980s, there would probably be no british newspapers because until he won that war against the print unions, papers were losing money hand over fist. >> by the way, "news of the world" is publishing its last edition tomorrow. >>> remember this? we were fascinated at the casesy looking hats...
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and britain, we in the u.s. think highly of ourselves and talk about our work as a profession and we have professional associations that create standards and essentially create an ability for us to self-regulate. and you don't see that as much in britain, especially with the tabloids. here, our tabloids are constantly arguing that they are legitimate journalists and they are seeking legitimacy among their peers, their more established peers. in britain, the tabloids are not seeking legitimacy at all and don't want to be recognized by their peers as good journalists. i think that is because when you regulate from the outside, there's less incentive to regulate internally. >> kelly mcbride who teaches media ethics at the pointer institute, thanks so much. if you want to see her piece on cnn.com/opinion is where you can join her also in the discussion. >>> a new foreclosure heads line great news. they plunged 30% in the first half of the year. read the fine print. the picture isn't as rosy as it seems. problems for
and britain, we in the u.s. think highly of ourselves and talk about our work as a profession and we have professional associations that create standards and essentially create an ability for us to self-regulate. and you don't see that as much in britain, especially with the tabloids. here, our tabloids are constantly arguing that they are legitimate journalists and they are seeking legitimacy among their peers, their more established peers. in britain, the tabloids are not seeking legitimacy...
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enough money to pay for those pensions for three or four years the tax gap where the richest people in britain avoid paying over one hundred billion a year we actually mean these pensions look fairly cheap in comparison and you mentioned the private sector and private sector workers say that you the public sector has a very good deal when it comes to pensions a lot better than a lot of private sector do you think there's really public support for what you're doing the opinion polls seem to tell us already a majority of people actually believe the public sector pensions are important to arrive at the right level or should it be higher that's incredible when you think of the propaganda we've had over the last two years from politicians in the media telling everybody the public sector pensions are the cause of people's problem my message to private sector workers is they're being exploited by their shareholders and by the company chiefs not by public sector. workers' pensions and we should have a campaign that seeks to drive all pension levels up not cut down to the worst what you will soon like
enough money to pay for those pensions for three or four years the tax gap where the richest people in britain avoid paying over one hundred billion a year we actually mean these pensions look fairly cheap in comparison and you mentioned the private sector and private sector workers say that you the public sector has a very good deal when it comes to pensions a lot better than a lot of private sector do you think there's really public support for what you're doing the opinion polls seem to tell...
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in britain certainly. people will look for tentacles of it here as britain will have to examine everything about the relationship with the press. were the politicians too close to the press? were the police too close to the press? >> very incestuous culture. the answer seem to be yes. thanks very much for joining us. >>> coming up in the second part of "reliable sources" the newspaper who spent two years pursuing the hacking scandal is the guardian. we'll ask the editor about his paper's apology. then with murdoch on the defensive, are some of murdoch's critics using this crisis to pile on? >>> are journalists getting the real school or just spin? candy? um-- well, you know, you're in luck. we're experts in this sort of thing, mortgage rigamarole, whatnot. r-really? absolutely, and we guarantee results, you know, for a small fee, of course. such are the benefits of having a professional on your side. [whistles, chuckles] why don't we get a contract? who wants a contract? [honks horn] [circus music plays] h
in britain certainly. people will look for tentacles of it here as britain will have to examine everything about the relationship with the press. were the politicians too close to the press? were the police too close to the press? >> very incestuous culture. the answer seem to be yes. thanks very much for joining us. >>> coming up in the second part of "reliable sources" the newspaper who spent two years pursuing the hacking scandal is the guardian. we'll ask the editor...
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that's going to be a picture of the britain's royalty together with hollywood's a-list. diane? >> two kinds of royalty. thank you, bob woodruff. >>> and, coming up, medical breakthrough. growing new body parts and saving lives. Â when your eyes are smiling... you're smiling. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind to your eyes... with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing light so you see your whole day comfortably... and conveniently while protecting your eyes from the sun. ask your eyecare professional which transitions lenses are right for you. [ slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums summertime is now a happy time. when we can eat what we want and sleep soundly through the night. prevacid®24hr prevents the acid that causes frequent heartburn, all day, all night. >>> and now, healthy living, and the healing power of your own stem cells. last night, we learned they can repair a damaged he
that's going to be a picture of the britain's royalty together with hollywood's a-list. diane? >> two kinds of royalty. thank you, bob woodruff. >>> and, coming up, medical breakthrough. growing new body parts and saving lives. Â when your eyes are smiling... you're smiling. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind to your eyes... with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing light so you see your whole day comfortably... and conveniently while protecting...
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they are not unified, but some of them including france and britain, do have sympathy for the palestinian position. however, they do not want an american veto. they are afraid it could become violent in the occupied territories and that could, perhaps, get entangled in the protest of the wider arab world. that has not happened yet. so far, the air of spring has been very focused on internal issues. -- the era of the spring has been very focused on internal issues. america's standing in the region could take a hard hit, and the western states, too. the europeans are looking for a compromise, trying to convince the destiny is to drop their bid for membership, but to give them enough to get back to the peace process. whether or not they succeed, there is a sense that the arab- israeli conflict is becoming a major issue at the u.n. again and it will dominate in the coming months. >> britain has joined france in suggesting colonel gadhafi could remain in libya so long as he steps down from power. the british foreign secretary has been holding talks with his french counterpart. he said it was u
they are not unified, but some of them including france and britain, do have sympathy for the palestinian position. however, they do not want an american veto. they are afraid it could become violent in the occupied territories and that could, perhaps, get entangled in the protest of the wider arab world. that has not happened yet. so far, the air of spring has been very focused on internal issues. -- the era of the spring has been very focused on internal issues. america's standing in the...
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the inquiries into this behavior will continue into great britain. this a major setback, though, for the rupert murdoch
the inquiries into this behavior will continue into great britain. this a major setback, though, for the rupert murdoch
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of the paper's parent company in britain, news international. there may be implications for murdoch's proposed $12 billion takeover of the cable television network british sky broadcasting as well. his news corporation already owns three other newspapers in britain and, in this country, "the wall street journal", "fox news" and the "new york post" among others. this afternoon, reports surfaced that the company might replace the sunday "news of the world" with another murdoch publication. its sister paper "the sun" -- published weekly and saturday-- could add a sunday edition. for more on this story, we turn to ned temko, a writer for the "observer" newspaper in london. ned, welcome back, thanks for being with us. so what was the thinking behind this dramatic decision to shut down this very profitable newspaper? >> well, the best description i've heard this evening is that this is the first newspaper in history to die of shame. but that's not strictly true. it was a commercial decision. it was a huge exercise in damage limitation, advertisements
of the paper's parent company in britain, news international. there may be implications for murdoch's proposed $12 billion takeover of the cable television network british sky broadcasting as well. his news corporation already owns three other newspapers in britain and, in this country, "the wall street journal", "fox news" and the "new york post" among others. this afternoon, reports surfaced that the company might replace the sunday "news of the world"...
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timer to face the music out of range britain wants his place to be is the murdoch media more like he is to be grilled playing against over phone hacking and bribery play. russia and germany's summit powers openly lin's growing angophora energy in moscow is readiness to do business. and israeli commandos take a version ship carrying pro palestinian activists and gals are forcing another attempt to break the sea blockade of that region. also trading on the russian stock markets will become simpler for foreigners very little longer have to pay a twenty percent capital gains tax form that's interesting but it's not as though. some very warm welcome to you this is also a line from moscow now today's all singing t.v. in britain is a must see for most of the country is rupert murdoch his son under siege former u.k. c.e.o. face angry nor making his life the trio's arriving on palm and questions on the phone hacking and police bribery claims that the now x. news of the world will end in the a grim twist to the story the whistleblower who exposed the news of the world phone hacking scandal has
timer to face the music out of range britain wants his place to be is the murdoch media more like he is to be grilled playing against over phone hacking and bribery play. russia and germany's summit powers openly lin's growing angophora energy in moscow is readiness to do business. and israeli commandos take a version ship carrying pro palestinian activists and gals are forcing another attempt to break the sea blockade of that region. also trading on the russian stock markets will become...
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britain's best-selling newspaper, the news of the world, has been shut down. it has been in print since the 1800's. the closure comes after a public outcry, but it has not lifted the spotlight from the murdoch empire which controls 40% of newspaper circulation in the u.k. and has worldwide reach. >> rupert murdoch, 1969, shortly after he bought a newspaper, "the news of the world," that was to become his very profitable pride and joy. >> 4 give the individual by all means, but you cannot forget. >> 42 years later, he might well have made the same remarks about the person at the paper became fairly rotten and whose action shocked the nation. the paper, which has been printed for 168 years, became indelibly linked with the worst practices in journalism. james murdoch concluded it could not be amended. >> clearly, practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. and that this company believes in. this company has been a great investor in journalism, a greater investor in media in
britain's best-selling newspaper, the news of the world, has been shut down. it has been in print since the 1800's. the closure comes after a public outcry, but it has not lifted the spotlight from the murdoch empire which controls 40% of newspaper circulation in the u.k. and has worldwide reach. >> rupert murdoch, 1969, shortly after he bought a newspaper, "the news of the world," that was to become his very profitable pride and joy. >> 4 give the individual by all means,...
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published the leading antiwar periodical in britain through the the conflict. several of its issues were suppressed by the government. and was a very, very strong voice for peace, for ending the conflict. silvia was also having a secret love affair with kier hard i did, the founder of the independent lable -- labour party and a predecessor of today's labour party and extremely strong opponent of war who was absolutely crushed when it began and died as much as, of grief over that of anything else in 1915. another divided family that i followed was the hobhouse family. one member of it, emily honhouse was a outspoken pacifist who did something quite remarkable. in 1916 she traveled without government permission, without proper passport and visa and so forth, traveled from britain through france and neutral switzerland to germany. went to see the german foreign minister whom she had known before the war, talked about possible peace terms, asked him what might be terms of which germany ayee to peace. talked to other people in the german government. went back to eng
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the situation got so absurd that at one point in the fall before britain banned the export, the bbc ran a headline that made you ask, what country is this? what century is this? that line was this. lethal injection drug sold from uk driving school. an unlicensed company was selling lethal injection drugs out of a driving school in west london to corrections departments in the united states of america. at least one state, arizona, reportedly killed a prisoner using drugs imported from the driving school. the federal government responded by seizing the illegally imported lethal injection drugs in at least three states. clearly the old drug was getting harder and harder to buy and hold onto without it being confiscated by the feds, so a number of states decided to stop using it altogether and decided to switch to a new kind of drug, one that is used all the time only not on humans. it's what veterinarians use to euthanize animals. ohio was the first to use it to kill a prisoner in march. a week later, texas made the switch. and now one of the companies that makes that drug is advising amer
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rupert murdoch has now lost his longstanding unity among britain's political elite. i think something changed this week you know for decades british prime ministers have been on their knees to the to the murdoch press because they knew that when the sun which is his main daily newspaper here in britain when the sun supported a british politician running for prime minister you know they won it and then you find a man next day you find that prime minister reading the sun looking like an idiot saying well the sun got me elected i mean so you've got this meaning of democracy it's an initiator of democracy really which the murdoch press was a back office but i think and that was after a silence as well because important people needed the murdoch press and they couldn't be they couldn't attack it because of that and i think a line was crossed rupert murdoch has a very finely tuned isn't this great he has a lot of things going on now one of them is to purchase the largest satellite network in britain called sky b. and that decision is about to be approved by the government
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tonight's britain's tabloid scandal escalates. two rupert murdoch-owned newspapers obtained and published information about prime minister gordon brown's family and finances. and tensions between the united states and syria, near a boiling point tonight. a government that beats its own people when they march peacefully slow to offer help when the united states embassy sund attack. >>> tonight the united states being unable to pay its bills because it's maxed out its credit line. to get more spending power president obama is trying to broker a deal with congress that would slash $2 trillion in red ink over the next decade. republicans refuse to raise taxes. president obama is left to sound like a nagging parent. no breakthrough at this afternoon's white house session. the president will reconvene the talks tomorrow. let's discuss the stakes and politics with jessica yellin and gloria borger. the sound we didn't quite have there was the time saying it's time to rip off the band-aid, eat our peas. he spent a half hour with the key ne
tonight's britain's tabloid scandal escalates. two rupert murdoch-owned newspapers obtained and published information about prime minister gordon brown's family and finances. and tensions between the united states and syria, near a boiling point tonight. a government that beats its own people when they march peacefully slow to offer help when the united states embassy sund attack. >>> tonight the united states being unable to pay its bills because it's maxed out its credit line. to get...